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Oasis settlements · Mysteria

CategoriesOasis settlements

Oasis settlements

Every place in the atlas labelled oasis settlements.

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🇸🇾 Syria · Ancient village

El Kowm (Tell El Kowm 2 – Caracol)

PPNB to Halaf (8000–5500 BCE) · Steppe PPNB → Halaf-Ubaid (Palmyrene)

Palmyrene desert oasis PPNB village cluster around artesian spring, desert Neolithisation laboratory.